GENESEO, N.Y.—The
Geneseo Foundation, the Geneseo Friends of Art and the School of the Arts at
the State University of New York at Geneseo will hold the sixth annual Lockhart
Gallery gala on Friday, Sept. 14 featuring the works of noted regional artist
and Emeritus Professor of Art Richard Beale.

"Many Visions" will exhibit approximately 30 of Beale's
works, including several from his private collection. The event will take place
from 7-9 p.m. at the Lockhart Gallery, located in the McClellan House at 26
Main St. in Geneseo. Beale, who taught drawing, painting and art history at
Geneseo from 1963-1984, will deliver brief remarks.

The works in "Many Visions"
reflect Beale's craving for change as an artist over the last 50 years,
evidenced by a wide variety of styles and media ranging from egg tempera, oil
paint and watercolor to acrylic paint, etching and clay. "I am a different
artist every day," Beale noted. "If there is any unbroken thread that ties my
work together, it is the conviction that expressing wonder and gratitude is my
main job."

Tickets can be purchased in
advance for $35 by calling the Geneseo Foundation at (585) 245-5519 or at the
door for $40. Proceeds from the gala are used to support the permanent
collection fund and the gallery director's exhibit fund. Several pieces of Beale's
work will be available for purchase.

The exhibition and
associated events are made possible through financial support provided by The
Bank of Castile/Tompkins Insurance and Barry and Angela (Amedore '74) Caplan.
Beale's works will be on display from Sept. 13-Oct. 13, 2007 at the Lockhart
Gallery.

About the artist

Born in Detroit, Beale
earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of New Mexico and a
master of fine arts degree from Ohio University. He is well known for painting
large landscapes of the Genesee Valley and also for several books of poetry,
including "Waiting with Irene," for which he was named runner-up for the
Saltonstall Writing Fellowship in 2005.